Why 'ditch the witch' is back in politics
6/9/202615 min
A mobile billboard campaign has hit the streets of Melbourne, decrying the state of Victoria under the leadership of Premier Jacinta Allan.
But it’s the ‘ditch the witch’ slogan slapped next to the premier’s face that has sparked outrage.
Ms Allan says it’s sexist and misogynist, but the One Nation leader Pauline Hanson says the premier should just ‘suck it up, sweetheart’.
Today, Amy Remeikis the Chief Political Analyst at The Australia Institute and contributing editor at The New Daily on how the politics of grievance is making a comeback.
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[upbeat music] Pauline Hanson thinks the Victorian premier should just suck it up, but what does a campaign featuring the slogan "Ditch the Witch" say about the political discourse in Australia? Today, Amy Remeikis, chief political analyst at the Australia Institute and contributing editor at The New Daily, on how the politics of grievance is making a comeback. I'm Sam Hawley on Gadigal land in Sydney. This is ABC NewsDaily.
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